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by sh0rtlife
Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:12 pm
Forum: Interior
Topic: behind the guages
Replies: 2
Views: 3679

behind the guages

figured since i had some obviously burnt bulbs id pull the guages out and clean and replace all the bulbs but i found 2 cliped red wires and what apears to be a white wire with some soilder on it all behind the speedo any sugjestions on what they might be..the thick red one goes to the fuse box y's ...
by sh0rtlife
Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:04 pm
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: shift slop?
Replies: 25
Views: 16378

actualy dave i realy like the idea and am curious of getting ahold of the berings themselvs as something to work from..i saw my bushing setup as a temp fix that feels great but was idealy looking for berings at the time of thought..being ive fabricated many parts in the past i can pretty much scratc...
by sh0rtlife
Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:15 am
Forum: Interior
Topic: power mirrors gtv6
Replies: 7
Views: 7410

actualy ive already ran tests on all the wireing and have a pretty good idea of what the harness "should" look like in my mind....even on my 83 the power does come from the radio fuse(i blew it by mistake on a test light)...3 wires are shared side to side 2 side specificas and in my case t...
by sh0rtlife
Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:08 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: shift slop?
Replies: 25
Views: 16378

yeah ive got an 83...im skilled enuf to adapt anything to just about any car lol..love your design being my linkage was pure slop in all direction in fact the side of the fork were even rounded and so were the sides of the eye sooo i welded some of it up and re surfaced it all then drilled the eye o...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:57 pm
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: shift slop?
Replies: 25
Views: 16378

shift slop?

been looking thru the site and i dont find any info on how to eliminate the slop in a worn out shifter as in the link between the shifter and the arm running back to the transaxle was wondering what you guys normaly do on this stuff or do ya just replace the parts and call it a day? i managed to fir...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:50 pm
Forum: Interior
Topic: power mirrors gtv6
Replies: 7
Views: 7410

If you don't mind creating the wire harness, you could probably use a milano mirror switch and place it into one of the blanks in the small gauge cluster..... that would be cool...asumeing i could find a millano to scavange off of lol..ive seen some pic's of the millano ones and the toyota unit is ...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:47 pm
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: fuel line?
Replies: 10
Views: 6413

see i was thinking about getting rid of the bend all together and swaping the filter and pump locations ..seems very silly to have a u turn into the pump and then a u turn to the main line on the car....a pree filter is ALWAYS a good idea but what size pre filter is going to fit this huge inlet pump...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:21 pm
Forum: Interior
Topic: power mirrors gtv6
Replies: 7
Views: 7410

well after much tinkering and complete dissasembly of the mirrors there working fine if i run power directly to them...the black wire for the axis solinoid doesnt seem to be grounding or going all the way back to the switch plate wich ever its suposed to be doing that is any sugjestions of a switch ...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:08 pm
Forum: Interior
Topic: power mirrors gtv6
Replies: 7
Views: 7410

power mirrors gtv6

anyone got any tricks/tips on fixxing them..specificaly looking for a wireing diagram for them...the switch in the car is melted beyond belife..ive done a few normal american tests and can manage to get one direction out of each mirror so im fairly certain that the mirrors themselves are fine and at...
by sh0rtlife
Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:26 am
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: fuel line?
Replies: 10
Views: 6413

hmmm IAP sells em eh but i dont see it listed on there site got a part #?..will have to order one up unless i can find someone who sells 7/16 aluminum fuel line in wich case ill bend up a nice line and just have rubber at the ends....did my race cuda in 1/2inch aluminum line and love it the cv's act...
by sh0rtlife
Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:12 pm
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: fuel line?
Replies: 10
Views: 6413

fuel line?

sooo whats the replacement options on the molded tank to pump rubber line on the gtv6 (83)..i was simply going to replace it with normal rubber 7/16 rubber fuel line but that molded in U-turn at the pump end has me stumped cause i cant bend normal line that tight without crimping it...sooo do i turn...
by sh0rtlife
Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:40 pm
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: Manuals for GTV in electronic form
Replies: 6
Views: 6476

id love any of this information that anyone would be willing to send so i can put it out on my shop PC for indefinat referance ..idealy looking for PDF style stuff as its much much much easyer to referance ..and doesnt get grease stained or take a month to scan and format it all sh0rtlife@hotmail.com
by sh0rtlife
Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:18 am
Forum: Braking
Topic: "odd" brakes?
Replies: 12
Views: 12654

ok good i figured it was the prop valve mounted in an unuseual location(or atleast unuseual to someone working on american classics)....ill see how high i can get the tail and see what developes..ive vacum bled the system about 6 times now...the front has NO air in it period..the rear is questionabl...
by sh0rtlife
Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:56 am
Forum: Introduce yourself - Gallery
Topic: new gtv6 owner
Replies: 5
Views: 5502

heres the front bumper treatment somone asked about...the white looking mark on the bumper is the rubbings of the old plastic filler panel im considering doing the same treatment to the rear..but will require that i shorten the exit pipe a bit...not realy an issue for an angle grinder sawzall and we...
by sh0rtlife
Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:34 am
Forum: Braking
Topic: "odd" brakes?
Replies: 12
Views: 12654

i understand the concern MD ...im not some idiot trying to work on it..im just not verseed well in the alfa way of things...ive restored many a car all the way down to every last nut and bolt with MY own hands..the only work i farm out on anyone..ever is automatic trans rebuilds and engine block mac...